Mr.Laurence will help me to some good place, and then, my sweet girl, you will make me happy.

I implore you to say nothing to your family yet, but to send one word of hope through Laurie to, "Your devoted John." "Oh, the little villain! That's the way he meant to pay me for keeping my word to Mother.

I'll give him a hearty scolding and bring him over to beg pardon," cried Jo, burning to execute immediate justice.

But her mother held her back, saying, with a look she seldom wore...
"Stop, Jo, you must clear yourself first.

You have played so many pranks that I am afraid you have had a hand in this." "On my word, Mother, I haven't! I never saw that note before, and don't know anything about it, as true as I live!" said Jo, so earnestly that they believed her.